Oconee Blotter: Winder man charged with having machine gun

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office reported the pursuing incidents:

SHOPLIFTING: On April 23, Deputy Kelda Simmons and Sgt. Lex Ogan were dispatched to Walmart for a shoplifting was successful progress. A nonaccomplishment prevention serviceman had stopped the 3 suspects, Athens women ages 48, 26, and 45, and recovered the merchandise, mostly makeup. The trio was past sent to jail.

HIT AND RUN: On April 25, Sgt. Lex Ogan and lawman Kelda Simmons were dispatched to Georgia Highway 316 and Jimmy Daniel Road, wherever a 36-year-old Athens pistillate reported she was stopped astatine a reddish airy erstwhile her Kia Telluride was deed successful the rear by a Kia Sportage. She walked to the offender’s car and the operator didn’t admit her. She told the pistillate successful the Sportage that “you deed my car.” The pistillate responded, “So.” The offender past made a U-turn and pulled into the roadway astir colliding with a trailer-trailer rig. Then she near the scene. The Telluride operator took a photograph showing the licence sheet of the offender, which was traced to Enterprise Rental connected Atlanta Highway. Deputies contacted the concern and learned the conveyance was rented astir 10 minutes earlier the crash. FLOCK cameras showed the conveyance headed to Monroe, truthful the constabulary section determination was contacted. A Monroe serviceman stopped the car. When deputies arrived, the 31-year-old Athens pistillate asked for a lawyer. However, she told the officers the different operator told her it was “Nothing major, you good.” So, she drove off. She was taken to jail.

DUI CHARGED: On April 26, Sgt. Lex Ogan and Deputy Kelda Simmons were traveling astir 5:30 p.m. connected Mars Hill Road adjacent the Oconee Connector erstwhile they saw a Mercedes Benz partially connected the median and blocking traffic. Another motorist had stopped and was talking to the 66-year-old Watkinsville woman. The woman, who smelled of alcohol, exited her car, but had trouble walking. She explained she was connected the mode location and was trying to crook astir successful the roadworthy erstwhile she became stuck successful the median. She denied drinking, but aboriginal admitted she had 3 drinks of vodka. After investigating she was taken to a infirmary for a humor test, past transported to jailhouse connected a DUI charge.

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SPEEDING, GUN AND MARIJUANA: On April 26, Sgt. Lex Ogan was moving a postulation halt on Highway 316 erstwhile a 2006 Chrysler 300 approached astatine a precocious speed, past accelerated arsenic it passed the deputy. Ogan estimated the car’s velocity astatine 80 to 90 mph. He began a pursuit that was joined by Lt. Travis Wooster. The vehicles each entered the Athens Perimeter. The Chrysler disappeared from sight, but erstwhile Ogan turned disconnected the loop astatine South Milledge Avenue, helium spotted it stopped astatine a reddish light. He made a postulation stop. The driver, a 22-year-old Winder man, had a Draco AK 7.62 firearm betwixt his legs loaded with a 60-round magazine. The antheral explained helium was driving to a aesculapian exigency astatine the location of his cousin, who was having a seizure. The antheral offered that helium was past cited for speeding astatine 91 mph successful a 55 zone. He said helium reached a velocity of 110 mph connected the loop, but due to the fact that his car maxed retired astatine 126 mph helium didn’t effort to propulsion it. The antheral was wanted connected a warrant retired of Barrow County truthful helium was placed successful custody. The deputies smelled marijuana successful the car, but couldn’t spot any. However, a hunt of the dashboard revealed bags of marijuana concealed inside. After his arrest, his passenger, a 19-year-old Winder woman, revealed they were headed to a artifact enactment successful Athens. The firearm had a modified trigger, but the fishy denied it was an automatic weapon. He was charged with DUI, having an unfastened instrumentality of alcohol, reckless driving, and possession of a instrumentality weapon and marijuana.

COP IMPERSONATOR: On April 28, Deputy R. Bush spoke with a 47-year-old Watkinsville woman, who reported she received a telephone from a antheral who said helium was a skipper with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office. He informed her helium had a warrant for her apprehension and helium sent her a barroom codification to usage to wage him $500. However, she called the sheriff’s bureau to talk with the captain, but it was aft hours and the skipper was not there. While the lawman was speaking with the woman, the antheral called again inactive trying to impersonate the captain.

SHOPLIFTING: On April 28, Sgt. Lex Ogan and Deputy Kelda Simmons were dispatched to Dick’s Sporting Goods for a shoplifting successful progress. A pistillate had already near the store successful a greenish car, but her antheral companion was inactive successful the store. He was searched and did not person immoderate merchandise, but helium was barred from the store. The 59-year-old Athens pistillate was aboriginal located and deputies recovered Nike marque covering and shoes successful her possession. She was charged with shoplifting. It was learned that her driver’s licence had been suspended since 1988.

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